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. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over behind the mountain there, is logar. and in logar there's still a war going on. >> i wanted to see what the war looked like from the other side - in the charkh district of logar province - a region which has seen violent clashes in recent years. through trusted sources, we contacted the taliban there. i hoped it would offer a rare glimpse inside the insurgency. we were told we would get a phone call in a few days. >> "i'm on my way to see what the taliban are up against. i'm going to visit a training center for the afghan national army" >> while the afghan national army is around 200,000 strong, it's reported to
. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over...
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>> pretty much. >> heading back to kabul with the suspect their work is done for night. the suspected taliban members will be handed offer to afghanistan'afghanistan's judge. their fate is now in the hands of the state. but that is a huge challenge for these men. many of the taliban members they capture on raids are later released. allegations of taliban fighters bribing their way out of jail are common. at other times a political favor sets them free. >> it's frustrating. you arrest a guy two months ago in a compound in a target area where you put a lot of effort to arrest him with a lot of convicting evidence on him and two months later you see him again in another compound then it's frustrating. what are you doing here? >> he is determined to keep fighting, regardless of the risks he faces in the field and the challenges his men face as they fight this war increasingly by themselves. they are the country's most elite fighters and they know if they can't do the job, no one can. >> al jazeera's jane ferguson reporting for us from afghanistan. we are can back with the gr
>> pretty much. >> heading back to kabul with the suspect their work is done for night. the suspected taliban members will be handed offer to afghanistan'afghanistan's judge. their fate is now in the hands of the state. but that is a huge challenge for these men. many of the taliban members they capture on raids are later released. allegations of taliban fighters bribing their way out of jail are common. at other times a political favor sets them free. >> it's frustrating. you...
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. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over behind the mountain there, is logar. and in logar there's still a war going on. >> i wanted to see what the war looked like from the other side - in the charkh district of logar province - a region which has seen violent clashes in recent years. through trusted sources, we contacted the taliban there. i hoped it would offer a rare glimpse inside the insurgency. we were told we would get a phone call in a few days. >> "i'm on my way to see what the taliban are up against. i'm going to visit a training center for the afghan national army" >> while the afghan national army is around 200,000 strong, it's reported to
. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over...
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. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over behind the mountain there, is logar. and in logar there's still a war going on. >> i wanted to see what the war looked like from the other side - in the charkh district of logar province - a region which has seen violent clashes in recent years. through trusted sources, we contacted the taliban there. i hoped it would offer a rare glimpse inside the insurgency. we were told we would get a phone call in a few days. >> "i'm on my way to see what the taliban are up against. i'm going to visit a training center for the afghan national army" >> while the afghan national army is around 200,000 strong, it's reported to
. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over...
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kabul was a city of less than 2,000, is now over 5 million. it has undergone change. the tribal dynamics exist, but they are different to so years ago. the afghan people are making choices on their own. what will be important on this seat are the afghan people who go out and vote. that voting in and of itself, regardless of who they choose will send a signal to the taliban. that the rest of the afghan people, 80 plus% of the people that -- 80 plus per cent of the people will go forward. the afghan security force has done a good job. there has been some isolated attacks, reported too much in the press. the afghan security forces are taking high casualties, but they are saving the lives of their compatriots. >> we have to hit a break. u.s. forces are ready to step down. is the military ready to step up. someone back from afghanistan. her account of what is happening on the ground next. . >>. >> thanks to our military, our allies, and the brave fighters of afghanistan, the taliban regime is coming to an end. >> welcome back. president bush made the statement in 2001, bef
kabul was a city of less than 2,000, is now over 5 million. it has undergone change. the tribal dynamics exist, but they are different to so years ago. the afghan people are making choices on their own. what will be important on this seat are the afghan people who go out and vote. that voting in and of itself, regardless of who they choose will send a signal to the taliban. that the rest of the afghan people, 80 plus% of the people that -- 80 plus per cent of the people will go forward. the...
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. >> reporter: professor christine fair returned from the capitol of kabul earlier this week. she travels often to he region. >> they began to consolidate their position thanks to bags of money from the pakistanis. >> reporter: by 1986 the taliban controlled the area. >> one has to take into account the fact that the taliban have had sang tu wares inside pakistan. they have been able to engage in training and recruitment. >> reporter: also in '96 bin laden moved his base to afghanistan. the u.s. launched missiles at bin laden's bases afghanistan. >> reporter: that's when omar did a reconsideration, and thought that if the americans want to kill him that badly, there must be something worse protecting this guy. >> reporter: consolidating their power, the taliban enforced their strict interpretation of islamic law. music was banned. the renowned budas were destroyed. women were told to cover themselves completely. there were mass arrests and executions. after the 9-11 attacks the u.s. capable of taking over the country, but i don't think the government is capable of eliminating
. >> reporter: professor christine fair returned from the capitol of kabul earlier this week. she travels often to he region. >> they began to consolidate their position thanks to bags of money from the pakistanis. >> reporter: by 1986 the taliban controlled the area. >> one has to take into account the fact that the taliban have had sang tu wares inside pakistan. they have been able to engage in training and recruitment. >> reporter: also in '96 bin laden moved...
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. >> just an hours drive from kabul, is charkh district, afghanistan. as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was kidnapped and i was held for a week. i was lucky and managed to escape from them but still i don't hope that i will end up in the same situation. >> this sort of access is incredibly rare... its also risky - this is taliban country. >> charkh is a cluster of dusty settlements surrounding a small, central town. the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, a
. >> just an hours drive from kabul, is charkh district, afghanistan. as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was...
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for the provincial elections there are six pages, 400 candidates in kabul. each voting must choose one candidate. president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote, bringing to an end his 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> translation: i cast my vote as a citizen of the country, i'm glad and proud i have voted. i'm certain that the event and our people's participation would take afghanistan towards stability and better lives. >> there are eight candidates. zalmai rassoul is another, and ashraf ghani ahmadzai. kabul was locked down as part of a nation-wide security operation mobilizing 400 security personal. that helped to bring the number of attacks to afghanistan. ballot counting started since polls closed. there are aless of fraud being made. that will test the independence of the election commission. >> complaints could be handled, because we don't know how the election and complants commission will act during the past experience. it remains to act whether it is sin sorely or in favour -- sincerely or in favour of a c
for the provincial elections there are six pages, 400 candidates in kabul. each voting must choose one candidate. president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote, bringing to an end his 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> translation: i cast my vote as a citizen of the country, i'm glad and proud i have voted. i'm certain that the event and our people's participation would take afghanistan towards stability and better lives. >> there are eight...
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for the provincial election they have six pages like this - 400 candidates in kabul. each voting chooses one of those candidates, so it's not a quick process. >> president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote. the election brings to an end the 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> translation: i cast my vote as a citizen of this country. i'm certain that today's event and our people's participation would take afghanistan towards stability. there are eight candidates for president. abdullah abdullah is one of three frontrunners. >> it's a proud day for this proud nation. we have proven that there are people at the ballot, not of the bullet. the public, appreciates dem oblige rahsy, believes in it and is willing to make it work. the constitution is work. this is a day of celebration. kabul was locked down as part of an unprets dented nation-wide security operation that mobilized 400,000 security personal, helping to bring the number of attacks below the daily average in afghanistan. pallet counting started as polls closed. already t
for the provincial election they have six pages like this - 400 candidates in kabul. each voting chooses one of those candidates, so it's not a quick process. >> president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote. the election brings to an end the 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> translation: i cast my vote as a citizen of this country. i'm certain that today's event and our people's participation would take afghanistan towards stability. there...
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kabul is almost locked down by security forces. despite all of that there seems an enthusiasm to vote. there has been long lines at polling stations. people getting drenched. taking a turn to vote. the first time in 5,000 years there'll be a democratic transfer of power. many afghans want to be part of that, despite the taliban's threat to target those taking part in the election. joined by a mayor monitoring the vote. haroon, indications are that there has been a good turn out. how important is that? >> it is important for us. it will help to improve the legitimacy of the election. we face challenges and deadlock. this is a good indication that participation will remove doubt that existed in 2014. also, there's the pressure on the independent election commission, because the voter turn out will make sure that all the fraudulent votes will be discounted and everything xble will be down. >> also, the government is under pressure. this time the government will not be prim tifs to favour a candidate. all is good for us. now the challe
kabul is almost locked down by security forces. despite all of that there seems an enthusiasm to vote. there has been long lines at polling stations. people getting drenched. taking a turn to vote. the first time in 5,000 years there'll be a democratic transfer of power. many afghans want to be part of that, despite the taliban's threat to target those taking part in the election. joined by a mayor monitoring the vote. haroon, indications are that there has been a good turn out. how important...
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showing an image of hamid karzai on display outside the defence ministry in kabul. >> anya is one of more than a doze in journalists over the world who lost their lives on assignment this year, according to the commit yes to protect journalists. last year the dangerous company as syria. out of 70 journalists, 28 were working in syria. >> looking live at a polling station, kabul will be following the outcomes. remember, for the latest you can log on to al jazeera. >> a rejected request for military leave may have sparked the spree in fort hood texas. leopoldo lopez killed three, wounding 16 others. heidi zhou-castro is following the investigation from texas. >> fort command said it was an argument that was a precipitating action to the shooting, but his father said lopes got not have been in his right mind. lopes was shocked when his mother, a nurse died of a heart attack earlier. lopes grandfather passed away a month alert. fast-forward to january. he was travelled from el paso to fort hood. he moved into this apartment with his wife and daughter. >> she was smiling. he was smiling.
showing an image of hamid karzai on display outside the defence ministry in kabul. >> anya is one of more than a doze in journalists over the world who lost their lives on assignment this year, according to the commit yes to protect journalists. last year the dangerous company as syria. out of 70 journalists, 28 were working in syria. >> looking live at a polling station, kabul will be following the outcomes. remember, for the latest you can log on to al jazeera. >> a rejected...
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>> just an hours drive from kabul, is charkh district, afghanistan. as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was kidnapped and i was held for a week. i was lucky and managed to escape from them but still i don't hope that i will end up in the same situation. >> this sort of access is incredibly rare... its also risky - this is taliban country. >> charkh is a cluster of dusty settlements surrounding a small, central town. the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, a
>> just an hours drive from kabul, is charkh district, afghanistan. as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was...
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now let's go live to bernard smith who is in kabul. turn out seems to have been high. there has been a turn of bad weather, but has the voting gone smoothly. >> to answer that question, yes. in fact, security told us that the number of attacks that there have been today are less than the daily o average. security personnel have been stationed around the country to make sure that votes go smoothly. it will stay open another two hours if people are still queuing. that is showing a very high turn out. people want to vote fo vote fore first democratically voted in president in this country's 5,000 year history. the capitol has been effectively sealed off from the rest of the country security forces imposing some of the strictist control of movement this country has ever seen. >> we have the right to vote. we have always had to endure these attacks from the taliban. for how long does this have to go on? we have to elect our next government and president. >> yes, we are afraid of taliban. they will get theimany cannot vn areas they will get their fingers cut off if they do.
now let's go live to bernard smith who is in kabul. turn out seems to have been high. there has been a turn of bad weather, but has the voting gone smoothly. >> to answer that question, yes. in fact, security told us that the number of attacks that there have been today are less than the daily o average. security personnel have been stationed around the country to make sure that votes go smoothly. it will stay open another two hours if people are still queuing. that is showing a very high...
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there are 400 candidates in kabul, each voting has to choose one of the candidates. it's not a quick process. >> president karzai was one of the first to vote. the election brings to an end his 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> i cast my vote as a citizen of the country. i'm glad and proud that i voted. i'm certain today's event and our people's participation will take afghanistan towards stability and better lies. >> kabul was locked down as part of an unprecedented security operation mobilizing 400,000 security personnel, but helped to bring the number of attacks below the average, according to security sources. counting started as polls closed. there are allegations of fraud being made, that will test the independence of the electoral commission. >> i'm not confident that the complaints would be handled fairly. we don't know how the elections commission and the complaints commission will act during the - the past experiences that we had with the two commissions have not been desirable. this time around it remains to be seen whe
there are 400 candidates in kabul, each voting has to choose one of the candidates. it's not a quick process. >> president karzai was one of the first to vote. the election brings to an end his 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> i cast my vote as a citizen of the country. i'm glad and proud that i voted. i'm certain today's event and our people's participation will take afghanistan towards stability and better lies. >> kabul was locked down...
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that's bernard smith joining us from kabul. >> to other news. the death toll from flash demruding in the so'oialo -- flooding in the solomons islands is expected to rise. dozens have been killed many are missing. it's been described as the worst flooding. whole communities were washed away. >> a number of my staff have witnessed dead people particularly children washed away by the flash floods. the water came up so quickly at times. >> syrian opposition activists report a major government air strike in aleppo. more than 45 people have been killed in the alshabbier neighbourhood. pictures have been posted online on government forces in latakia. >> thousands of anti-government protesters have been demonstrating where this weekend's formula 1 grand prix has been held. the mass rally coincided with the practice session. many in the shia muslim majority say they want more say. >> al jazeera is demanding the release of its journalists who have been in prison in egypt for 98 days. the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr has be
that's bernard smith joining us from kabul. >> to other news. the death toll from flash demruding in the so'oialo -- flooding in the solomons islands is expected to rise. dozens have been killed many are missing. it's been described as the worst flooding. whole communities were washed away. >> a number of my staff have witnessed dead people particularly children washed away by the flash floods. the water came up so quickly at times. >> syrian opposition activists report a...
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as my friend in kabul put it, they have a stake. the part of the country is elite and they have a stake. >> they'll be able to hold the taliban down. >> where we went a lot of areas are controlled by militias. a lot are former taliban. we were with former taliban commanders, supported by the american military special forces. >> there has been a lot of that. >> exactly. they stuffed ballots and threatened candidate. these people will turn against the state if it's in their interests to do so. the biggest threat is not the taliban, but a proliferation of armed groups, and criminal economy backed by opium. it threatens the viability of the state. so many issues there. let's hope for the best. thank you for coming in and talking to us about it. >> my pleasure. >> an update on a story we've tracked for months. monday marked 100 days since three journalists were detained in eget. the trial of mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste is due to continue thursday. abdullah abdullah, the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention h
as my friend in kabul put it, they have a stake. the part of the country is elite and they have a stake. >> they'll be able to hold the taliban down. >> where we went a lot of areas are controlled by militias. a lot are former taliban. we were with former taliban commanders, supported by the american military special forces. >> there has been a lot of that. >> exactly. they stuffed ballots and threatened candidate. these people will turn against the state if it's in...
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. >>> three people died after a security guard opened fire in kabul, in a hospital. a doctor and father and son who were visiting were killed. they were all u.s. citizens. we have this report. >> reporter: the shooting happened inside a hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protecting those inside. >> a police security a guard opened fire on three foreign nationals. three were killed. one was wounded in the incident. >> people outside the compound heard the attack. >> i heard gunfire. i was told that three foreigners were shot dead. >> the hospital is one of afghanistan's leading institutions in maternal and health care. >> at this time the investigation is ongoing, and we are working with authorities. we are committed to serving the people of afghanistan. >> one of those killed was a paediatrician working in the hospital for seven years. >> translation: they were not carrying guns. they did not have military uniforms. they came under pressure. this was an inhumane and brutal attack and will impact our health service. >> the motive for the attack is not
. >>> three people died after a security guard opened fire in kabul, in a hospital. a doctor and father and son who were visiting were killed. they were all u.s. citizens. we have this report. >> reporter: the shooting happened inside a hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protecting those inside. >> a police security a guard opened fire on three foreign nationals. three were killed. one was wounded in the incident. >> people outside the compound heard...
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there is tense security -- high security in kabul. i have never seen so many check points in this city. but there does seem to be an enthusiasm to get out and vote. >> tell us about the significance of this election. put it in some perspective for us. >> well, i lost a little bit of your question there, but i can tell you that imagine this is the first time in the 5,000 year history of this country that that will be a democratic transfer of power. that really is an historic event. so that is why there is enthusiasm amongst afghans. in 2009 when karzai retained the presidency, that was widely seen as a fraudulent vote. this time afghans are much more conscious of the risks of fraud. there are some 200,000 observers all over the country keeping an eye on things. ballots will be tracked. they are bar coded and will go in sealed boxes, so there is a hope that there will be a much more fraud-free election. we have received reports of ballot stuffing, but nothing to get too concerned about at the moment. but everybody has an eye on the frau
there is tense security -- high security in kabul. i have never seen so many check points in this city. but there does seem to be an enthusiasm to get out and vote. >> tell us about the significance of this election. put it in some perspective for us. >> well, i lost a little bit of your question there, but i can tell you that imagine this is the first time in the 5,000 year history of this country that that will be a democratic transfer of power. that really is an historic event....
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. >> the shooting happened inside of a well guarded hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protecting those inside. >> one of the security guards opened fire on nationals. one was killed and another wounded in the incident. >> people outside of the component heard the attack. >> i heard gunfire, and then i was told that three foreigners were shot dead. >> the hospital is one of afghanistan's leading institutions in maternal and chirp's healthcare. one of those killed was a pediatrician who had been working in the hospital for seven years. they were not carrying guns, they did not have military uniforms. they came here under immense pressure. this was an inhumane and brutal attack, and unfortunately, it will impact our health service. >> the motive for the attack is not yet known, but there have already been a number of attacks against civilians this year. a photographer was killed and another journalist injured after an attack on a police officer this month. as afghan forces gradually take over control of security, these types of attacks appe
. >> the shooting happened inside of a well guarded hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protecting those inside. >> one of the security guards opened fire on nationals. one was killed and another wounded in the incident. >> people outside of the component heard the attack. >> i heard gunfire, and then i was told that three foreigners were shot dead. >> the hospital is one of afghanistan's leading institutions in maternal and chirp's healthcare. one...
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that could be a potential concern for the future stability of afghanistan. >> bernard smith in kabul. at least 23 people were killed on election day. afghan officials say it was mostly soldiers and police officers. >> two decades ago nearly a million people were butchered. now the country is holding vige ills and ceremony in 1994. the bloodshed began 20 years ago when the president of rwanda's plane was shot down. it triggered one of the worst genocides in history. i'll ask god to thank him and ask him that genocide never happiness again. >> services will be held on thursday to honour those killed from the tutsis and hutus. >> a film-maker is free after spending three months under house arrest after being found guilty of sexually harassing women. he resigned as san diego's mayor after less than a year in office. >> hundreds are rallying for the albuquerque police department. it comes after a week of protests against the police department and their use of force. >> supporters of albuquerque's law enforcement gathered outside of police headquarters on sunday. >> the job that these guys
that could be a potential concern for the future stability of afghanistan. >> bernard smith in kabul. at least 23 people were killed on election day. afghan officials say it was mostly soldiers and police officers. >> two decades ago nearly a million people were butchered. now the country is holding vige ills and ceremony in 1994. the bloodshed began 20 years ago when the president of rwanda's plane was shot down. it triggered one of the worst genocides in history. i'll ask god to...
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two latest in what appears to be a growing threat in kabul. officials say an afghan security guard, opened fire killing three americans including a doctor and wounding an american nurse. the washington post reports that 20 foreigners have been killed in afghanistan in the past three months. care line malone has the latest. >> the shooting happened inside a well guarded hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protecting those inside. people outside the compound heard the attack. >> i heard gunfire, and then i was told that three foreigners were shot debt. >> one of those kills was a pediatrician. >> they were not carrying guns they did not have military uniforms. they came here under immense pressure. this was an inhumane attack, and unfortunately it will impact our health service. the motive is not yet known. five photographer was killed and another journalist injured after become shot by police officer earlier this month. as afghan forces gradually take over control, these types of attacks appear to show no sign of ending. >> care
two latest in what appears to be a growing threat in kabul. officials say an afghan security guard, opened fire killing three americans including a doctor and wounding an american nurse. the washington post reports that 20 foreigners have been killed in afghanistan in the past three months. care line malone has the latest. >> the shooting happened inside a well guarded hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protecting those inside. people outside the compound heard the attack....
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. >> reporter: in kabul security has rarely been tighter. there are check points every few hundred meters. the taliban cast a long shadow over this election. the capital has enjoyed a series of attacks as the group carries out it's promise, and there will pockets where there will be no voting because of the taliban threat. >> does the threat of the attack put you off? >> i'm enthusiastic to vote. it does not put me off. you cannot let the taliban dictate. if it's up to them, no elections at all. well, we want the elections. we want someone to deal with the taliban, resolve that issue, and you have to come out and vote. >> turn out and a relatively corruption-free vote are what will help give this election legitimacy in the eyes of afghans. whoever wins will need to have plenty of that if they'll have any chance of face challenging issues in afghanistan. >> a reporter was killed while covering elections. she was killed instantly when the taliban fired on the car that she was in. her photographer is reportedly in stable condition. last month a
. >> reporter: in kabul security has rarely been tighter. there are check points every few hundred meters. the taliban cast a long shadow over this election. the capital has enjoyed a series of attacks as the group carries out it's promise, and there will pockets where there will be no voting because of the taliban threat. >> does the threat of the attack put you off? >> i'm enthusiastic to vote. it does not put me off. you cannot let the taliban dictate. if it's up to them,...
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three americans are dead, and one wounded after a security guard there opened fire at a hospital in kabul. it is the first attack on foreigners since afghanistan voted for a new president. but this is just one of several attacks on civilians in that country this year. al jazeera's care line malone has the latest. >> the shooting happened inside a well guarded hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protected those inside. >> one of the british security guards opened fire, on two key foreign ministers. three of them have been killed. there was one that was wounded in the incident. people outside the compound hear the attack. >> i was told three foreigners were shot dead. >> the hospital is one of afghanistan's leading institutions in maternal healthcare. one of those killed was a pediatrician, who had been working in the hospital for seven years. >> they were not carrying guns they did not have military uniforms, they came here under immense pressure, this was an inhumane attack, and unfortunately it will impact our health service. >> the motive of the attack is not yet known, b
three americans are dead, and one wounded after a security guard there opened fire at a hospital in kabul. it is the first attack on foreigners since afghanistan voted for a new president. but this is just one of several attacks on civilians in that country this year. al jazeera's care line malone has the latest. >> the shooting happened inside a well guarded hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protected those inside. >> one of the british security guards opened fire,...
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in kaboom, opened -- kaboom, opened -- kabul, opened fire on the hospital. injuring three american women. his own colleague opened fire on the policeman and opened fire on foreigners, he's injured and under custody. it is the second attack in less than three weeks on foreign civilians, on may the 4th. two a.p. journalists were shot by an afghan policeman. where one was killed and another injured. it will affect their activity. aid and other helps that they are trying to deliver. >> at least four people, including a police officer had been killed in a suicide attack in pakistan's largest city, in a fruit and vegetable market. the target has been targeted several times before. >>> staying with pakistan, fighter jets carried out air strikes in the north-west of the country, bombing groups in khyber agency. it's inflicted heavy casualties. we have more from islamabad. . >> reporter: the pakistani military says fighter aircraft targeted several compounds close to the boarder, and on the outskirts of peshawar. they said that the targets included suspected fighters
in kaboom, opened -- kaboom, opened -- kabul, opened fire on the hospital. injuring three american women. his own colleague opened fire on the policeman and opened fire on foreigners, he's injured and under custody. it is the second attack in less than three weeks on foreign civilians, on may the 4th. two a.p. journalists were shot by an afghan policeman. where one was killed and another injured. it will affect their activity. aid and other helps that they are trying to deliver. >> at...
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for the provincial there's six pages like this, 400 can't tats in -- candidates in kabul. and each voting has to choose one. it's not a quick process. >> president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote. the election bringing to an end 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> i cast my vote as a citizen of the country, i'm proud that i voted. i'm certain that the events, and our people's participation would take afghanistan towards facility and better lives for the people. >> there are eight candidates for president. abdullah abdullah is one of the three front runners. this is another. along with ashraf ghani. kabul was knocked down as part of a security operation that mobilized 400 security personnel. that helped to bring the attacks below average, according to security forces. ballot counting started as polls closed. already there are allegations of fraud being made that will test the independence of the election commission. >> i am not confident that the complaints would be handled fairly, because we don't know how the elections commissi
for the provincial there's six pages like this, 400 can't tats in -- candidates in kabul. and each voting has to choose one. it's not a quick process. >> president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote. the election bringing to an end 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> i cast my vote as a citizen of the country, i'm proud that i voted. i'm certain that the events, and our people's participation would take afghanistan towards facility and...
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al jazeera, kabul. >> a new investigation revealed the u.s. secretly fund add program designed to cause social unrest in cuba. government agencies to build a program live twitter to target young cubans. more from lav vanna. >> well, i think the cubans will see this is very much the latest twist in a long running saga. there are books on display of the many many attempts to kill fidel castro, or undermine the guilty. no doubt, that is what they will be saying when they do comment on this. simply that cubans crave access to the social media, use of mobile phones, in general they don't have them, it's very very expensive. the prices are exorbitant in their eyes. but this was a way in, it is a way in to using the social media, and as we heard, something like 40,000 of them jumped at the price of using this, which is no knowledge that it was being funded by the united states authorities and the idea was that initially, they would be bland messages on this social network. and gladly when there was a strong enough -- that more provocative, more polit
al jazeera, kabul. >> a new investigation revealed the u.s. secretly fund add program designed to cause social unrest in cuba. government agencies to build a program live twitter to target young cubans. more from lav vanna. >> well, i think the cubans will see this is very much the latest twist in a long running saga. there are books on display of the many many attempts to kill fidel castro, or undermine the guilty. no doubt, that is what they will be saying when they do comment on...
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there are 400 candidates in kabul. each person has to choose one. it is not a quick process. >> president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote. this election bringing to an end his 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> translation: i cast my vote today as a citizens of this country. i'm glad and proud that i have voted. i'm certain that today's event, and people's participation will take the taliban towards security and better lives. >> there are eight candidates for president. abdullah abdullah is one of a front runner, ashraf ghani ahmadzai another, and zalmai rassoul. kabul was locked down as part of an unweres dented nation-wide security operation mobilizing 4,000 security personnel, bringing the number of attacks below the daily average in afghanistan, according to security forces. ballot counting started as polls closed. there are allegations of fraud being made that will tst the independence of the let ral commission. >> -- electoral commission. >> i'm not sure if the complaint will be handled fairly, we
there are 400 candidates in kabul. each person has to choose one. it is not a quick process. >> president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote. this election bringing to an end his 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> translation: i cast my vote today as a citizens of this country. i'm glad and proud that i have voted. i'm certain that today's event, and people's participation will take the taliban towards security and better lives. >>...
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the shooting happened in the western part of the capital of kabul. police say the gunman was an afghan security guard at the cure international hospital. an american nurse was also wounded. our jennifer glasse knows the hospital well, and she told us about the critical role it plays in that community. >> reporter: the cure hospital is on the outskirts of kabul, and it draws 37,000 patients a year, mainly women and children. it has an intensive care unit for young children. it does surgeries on women. it's not just the medical procedures that they do on afghans. it's also the medical training, the doctors that i spoke to there said that's a huge part of the program. they bring in a largely american doctors to train afghan doctors in procedures because that is so very much needed. the united nations says right now 40% of afghanistan has no access to health care, and this is a country that is still one of the worst places to be a pregnant mother or to be a young child, 1 in 10 children will die before the age of 5 years old. those numbers are better tha
the shooting happened in the western part of the capital of kabul. police say the gunman was an afghan security guard at the cure international hospital. an american nurse was also wounded. our jennifer glasse knows the hospital well, and she told us about the critical role it plays in that community. >> reporter: the cure hospital is on the outskirts of kabul, and it draws 37,000 patients a year, mainly women and children. it has an intensive care unit for young children. it does...
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year or so, afghanistan and particularly kabul, the mood has changed, certainly, that's true. and people are more inclined to be safety conscious to be a little more weary, a little more concerned, that said, obviously there's still thousands of foreign aid worker other foreigner whose are there working and who intend to continue their work. i know the hospital has said it plans to continue to providing care to women and children. for as long as they possibly can. >> if this is an visible increase toward. >> it's an increase, certainly towards international civilians. they sort of ebbed and flows a bit, but in terms of civil january attacks. it is increasing but i am not sure we have a great handle on why. is this some orsed effort, or is this just the levy busting on an increasing level of frustration. among certain quarters of the afghan population. >> all right, rebecca zimmermann, rebecca, thank you very much. >> thank you. she knows this hospital very well, she has seen the crucial role that the facility has played. jennifer. >> the hospital is on the outskirts of capable
year or so, afghanistan and particularly kabul, the mood has changed, certainly, that's true. and people are more inclined to be safety conscious to be a little more weary, a little more concerned, that said, obviously there's still thousands of foreign aid worker other foreigner whose are there working and who intend to continue their work. i know the hospital has said it plans to continue to providing care to women and children. for as long as they possibly can. >> if this is an visible...
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more from kabul >> reporter: to win afghanistan's presidential election outright, the leading con tender would need to get more than 50% of the vote. there are still results coming in. some will be released next week. the final tally, the final announcement will be mid may it looks like they are headed for a run-off vote second round. >> will be held at the earliest at the end of may, both of them a have said the election committee said fraud wouldn't ascthe outcome of the poll so there will almost certainly be a run-off. they might not know who their new president is going to be until the end of october when the final results are all in and counted and any disputes dealt with. 16 people are dead after a fire in chile. the blaze began saturday afternoon in a forested area. it is the worst fire in the entire region since 1953. >> fire killed 50 people. boston is preparing for this year's marathon. with it, a somber anniversary. tudes marks one year since the explosions at the finish line killed three people and injured 260 others. city officials released detailed public safety plans for t
more from kabul >> reporter: to win afghanistan's presidential election outright, the leading con tender would need to get more than 50% of the vote. there are still results coming in. some will be released next week. the final tally, the final announcement will be mid may it looks like they are headed for a run-off vote second round. >> will be held at the earliest at the end of may, both of them a have said the election committee said fraud wouldn't ascthe outcome of the poll so...
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burnett smith has this update from kabul >> reporter: to win afghanistan's presidential election outright, the leading contender would need to get more than 50% of the vote. it looks like with these partial results released by the commission today, none of the frontrunners have managed that. abdullah abdullah has 41.9%. gani, 37%. some will be released next week. the final tally, the final announcement will be mid may, but if this stage, if figures could change, it looks like abdullah abdul & garni are headed for a run-off vote. >> could be held at the earliest at the end of may. both said they will take part in a run-off if they consider the first run round was conducted failure. the election complaints commission they haven't been at a significant enough level that would affect the outcome of the poll. so, therefore, they will almost certainly be a run-off. they might not know who the president is going to be. the new president is going to be. the final results were all in and count cowed and disputes dealt with. the country that's known as africa's narco state. it has become a major tr
burnett smith has this update from kabul >> reporter: to win afghanistan's presidential election outright, the leading contender would need to get more than 50% of the vote. it looks like with these partial results released by the commission today, none of the frontrunners have managed that. abdullah abdullah has 41.9%. gani, 37%. some will be released next week. the final tally, the final announcement will be mid may, but if this stage, if figures could change, it looks like abdullah...
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he hid in kabul until he and his family were granted entry into the united states. thousands like him are in danger of being killed by the taliban. >> they will send parts of body as a warning message to the family, to the americans, and to other friends, to stop working with the americans. >> and time for his friends, he says, is running out. the u.s. says translators have seven months to complete applications before the program ends next year, closing a door on those that say they were promised more for their service. >> malaysia's prime minister left australia after visiting crews searching for the missing malaysia airlines jet. he joined his counterpart tony abbott on tour of pearce airbase. where the rescue operation is based. flight mh370 disregard a month ago with 239 people on board. >> germany's largest airliner has been brought to a standstill as a strike by pilot over early retirement shows know hin of ending. loouf thanes says there'll be no further talks during the strike period. >> security forces in kenya intensified their crackdown on refugees. the g
he hid in kabul until he and his family were granted entry into the united states. thousands like him are in danger of being killed by the taliban. >> they will send parts of body as a warning message to the family, to the americans, and to other friends, to stop working with the americans. >> and time for his friends, he says, is running out. the u.s. says translators have seven months to complete applications before the program ends next year, closing a door on those that say they...
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we have more from kabul. >> kabul is cold, damp and effectively locked down. that doesn't seem to have stopped voters. the capital has been sealed off from the rest of the country as security forces impose some of the strictest imposed movements. nationwide 12 million people are entitled to vote. >> we have the right to walk. we had to endure the attacks from the taliban. for how long does this have to go on. we have to come out and elect the next government and president. >>. >> translation: yes, we are afraid of the taliban. people vote. they will get their fingers and hairs cut off if we do. >> president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote. the election bringing to an end the 13 years of rule which began when the taliban was ousted in 2001. i cast my vote as a citizen of this country. i'm glad and proud. i'm certain the event and participation will lead to better lives. >> abdullah abdullah is a front runner, zalmai rassoul and ashraf ghani ahmadzai are the other two. one will have to win 50% of the vote to avoid a run off. the taliban told civilians
we have more from kabul. >> kabul is cold, damp and effectively locked down. that doesn't seem to have stopped voters. the capital has been sealed off from the rest of the country as security forces impose some of the strictest imposed movements. nationwide 12 million people are entitled to vote. >> we have the right to walk. we had to endure the attacks from the taliban. for how long does this have to go on. we have to come out and elect the next government and president. >>....
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the parties they belonged to ended up destroying kabul. without a winner the election goes to a run off between the candidates. here abdullah abdullah has a warning for the election organizers. >> if it goes to a run-off based on the books we are prepared. if it goes to the run off based on fraud, then that will become difficult. that will create an uncertain situation. i hope that's not the case. >> ethnicity matters in afghanistan. abdullah abdullah is half pashtun, hav -- half tagic the. abdullah abdullah will need to attract broad-based support. >> a reminder that you can keep up to date with all the news all the time on the website, aljazeera.com. a company that you bailed out with your hard-earned taxpayer dollars. i'll give you my take. g.m. is not the huge company that it used to be, but it's still a part of our economy. i'll tell you how big. money, power and an old fashioned alarm clock. ariana huffington with her three-prong idea for success. m
the parties they belonged to ended up destroying kabul. without a winner the election goes to a run off between the candidates. here abdullah abdullah has a warning for the election organizers. >> if it goes to a run-off based on the books we are prepared. if it goes to the run off based on fraud, then that will become difficult. that will create an uncertain situation. i hope that's not the case. >> ethnicity matters in afghanistan. abdullah abdullah is half pashtun, hav -- half...
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ballot boxes are still arriving in kabul. it's too early to declare a clear winner, but some candidates are confident they don't have to pate part in a runoff. >> with ballots papers coming into kabul, it will be many weeks before the independent election commission delivers the definitive verdict on who will be the next president of afghanistan. the three front-runners are already expressing confidence in their chances of victory. abdullah abdullah told al jazeera his team's calculations give him 62% of the vote. the figure he believes will be reflected as long as the counting process is transparent. >> it's a huge responsibility of a national scope in dimensions, and hopefully they're aware of the burden that is like everybody should. >> they also think their man is heading to the presidential palace again with more than r 60% of the vote. they suggest no one got more than 50%, meaning a runoff is necessary. he says he's got enough votes. when the polls close, the ballots are counted and the results push lished on the wall
ballot boxes are still arriving in kabul. it's too early to declare a clear winner, but some candidates are confident they don't have to pate part in a runoff. >> with ballots papers coming into kabul, it will be many weeks before the independent election commission delivers the definitive verdict on who will be the next president of afghanistan. the three front-runners are already expressing confidence in their chances of victory. abdullah abdullah told al jazeera his team's calculations...
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we have more from kabul. >> in the end, afghanistans presidential election passed off comparatively peacefully for this country, the deployment of 400,000 security personnel helped with that. there have been few allegations of fraud, so the votes are being counted. it's going to be several weeks before there's an official declaration of the winner, but the winner needs to win more than 50% of the vote to be declared winner outright. without that, more than 50% of the vote will be a run off and that that seems to be the conventional wisdom here. that runoff won't be held until the end of may. once those votes are counted, allegations dealt with, it may not be until the end of the summer before afghanistan knows who its new president is going to be. waiting to be signed on the new president's desk is the bilateral security agreement with the u.s. government. all the candidates standing for president have said they will sign it. the u.s. government wants it signed because it wants to maintain a u.s. troop presence here for training and for keeping the pressure on any al-qaeda remnants in the coun
we have more from kabul. >> in the end, afghanistans presidential election passed off comparatively peacefully for this country, the deployment of 400,000 security personnel helped with that. there have been few allegations of fraud, so the votes are being counted. it's going to be several weeks before there's an official declaration of the winner, but the winner needs to win more than 50% of the vote to be declared winner outright. without that, more than 50% of the vote will be a run...
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provincial elections they get six pages like this, there are 400 candidates in kabul. each person voting had to choose one candidate so it's not a quick protest. president hamid karzai was the person to vote. it brings to an end 12 years of rule since the taliban came into power. >> i cast my vote, i'm glad and proud that i voted. i'm certain the event and our people's participation would take afghanistan towards stability and better lives for the people. >> kabul was locked down as part of an unprecedented security operation that mobilized 4-00,000 security personnel, bricking the numbers of attacks below the hevering in afghanistan. -- average in afghanistan. >> ballot counting started. there are allegations of fraud made already, testing the undepends of the election commission. >> i am not very confident that the complaints would be handled fairly, because we don't know how the elections commission and the complaints commission will act during the - the past experiences that we had with the two commissions have not been desirable. this time around it remains to be
provincial elections they get six pages like this, there are 400 candidates in kabul. each person voting had to choose one candidate so it's not a quick protest. president hamid karzai was the person to vote. it brings to an end 12 years of rule since the taliban came into power. >> i cast my vote, i'm glad and proud that i voted. i'm certain the event and our people's participation would take afghanistan towards stability and better lives for the people. >> kabul was locked down as...
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. >> kabul is cold, damp and effectively locked down. it doesn't seem to have stopped voters. the capital is locked down as security imposes strict control on movement. nationwide more than 12 million people are entitled to vote. >> translation: we have the right to vote. we always had to endure the attacks from the taliban. for how long does this have to go on. we have to go out and lelent the next government and president. >> translation: yes, we are afraid of the taliban, keem can vote in he'll misunderstand. they will get fingers and hairs cut off. hamid karzai was one of the first to vote. the election brings to an end one of 13 years of rule beginning it 2001. >> i cast my vote as a citizen of this country. i'm certain of the event and participation takes afghanistan towards stability and better lies. >> there are eight presidential candidates. the other two are zalmai rassoul, and ashraf ghani ahmadzai. one will have to win 50% of the vote to avoid the run-off. the taliban told civilians they'll be targeted if they try to vote. there are plenty ignoring the warning. the
. >> kabul is cold, damp and effectively locked down. it doesn't seem to have stopped voters. the capital is locked down as security imposes strict control on movement. nationwide more than 12 million people are entitled to vote. >> translation: we have the right to vote. we always had to endure the attacks from the taliban. for how long does this have to go on. we have to go out and lelent the next government and president. >> translation: yes, we are afraid of the taliban,...